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Why More Companies Are Turning to Mentoring Circles to Elevate Women

Chronus

“Women remain underrepresented in the corporate pipeline… At every step, the representation of women declines.” – McKinsey & Company. As McKinsey & Company found, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15 percent more likely to have higher financial returns than their competitors.

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Stuart Crabb of Facebook #ASTDTK12

Learning Visions

Facebook didn’t invent that, just created a great tool. He’s using Facebook timeline to tell the story). 1970 Marshall McLuhan ‘the medium is the message’ 1995 The Internet 2004 Facebook and the social graph – the social layer of the internet which allows people to connect and share. Who is Facebook? It’s not new.

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Learn With Facebook: A New Training Tool

CLO Magazine

Facebook announced Tuesday that it will launch Learn With Facebook, a career development site that focuses on both the hard and soft skills people need to advance in today’s digital workforce. This initiative is part of Facebook’s pledge to train U.S. according to a Facebook press release. in digital skills by 2020.”.

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Is Your Organization’s Lack of Diversity Mentoring Hampering Innovation?

Chronus

Kodak, who employed over 145,000 people at its peak, has now been outpaced by the likes of Apple, Instagram, Facebook, and others. These companies were run by smart executives, but they missed key signs that could have led to a different outcome. Drive Innovation with Formal Mentoring Programs. Why Diversity Matters.

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7 Best Education Tech Companies for K-12 Institutes

Hurix Digital

This inadvertently led to the rise and proliferation of education tech companies. Read this article to skip the painstaking research and get yourself familiar with the 7 best education tech companies. Seven best education tech companies for K-12 institutions. The company offers an all-in-one SaaS platform for schools.

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Research Shows Companies Should Encourage Social Learning

TOPYX LMS

For example, informal learning happens effortlessly when people: Read a statistic or story on Facebook or another social media network. Receive mentoring from a supervisor or coworker. Mentoring and coaching – 3%. What Do Companies Have to Gain from Social Learning? Peruse someone’s profile on a social media site.

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Hey, That's Social Learning!

Dashe & Thomson

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.